IC 105-2024: All You Need to Know about Meniscus Preservation

Availability

On-Demand

Expires on Sep 30, 2027

Cost

Member: $20.00

Resident/Fellow Member: $20.00

Affiliate Member: $20.00

Non-Member: $30.00

Credit Offered

1.5 CME Credits

1.5 Category A CEU Credits

Course Information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This course includes the recording of a live Instructional Course from the 2024 AOSSM Annual Meeting which took place in Denver, CO.

IC 105: All You Need to Know about Meniscus Preservation

Course Description:

This course will review key components of meniscal repair and emphasize the importance of meniscus preservation. Indications for meniscus repair versus partial meniscectomy will be discussed. Techniques for repair of complex meniscal tears, including all-inside, inside-out, and outside-in repair, will be examined in a case-based discussion along with unique advantages, disadvantages, and indications for each. Prevention with meniscal centralization will also be reviewed. Finally, meniscus allograft transplantation cases will be presented.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

Have better understanding of the role of the meniscus in knee joint health and the importance of meniscus preservation for joint longevity.

Understand indications for unique meniscus repair and preservation techniques, specifically relating to the treatment of complex meniscus tears.

Faculty:

Volker Musahl, MD
Andrew J. Sheean, MD
David C. Flanigan, MD
Aaron J. Krych, MD

Accreditation

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Information

AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CLAIMING CREDIT In order to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ participants must complete the activity and evaluation. Please note that this is an online-only activity. Participants must complete the activity and evaluation online. No hard copy submissions will be accepted.

ABOS MOC CREDIT STATEMENT: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s (ABOS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABOS credit.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) (BOC AP#: P460) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education for Athletic Trainers. This live activity is eligible for a maximum of 1.5 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Disclosures

Name	Disclosure Details
Flanigan, David (MD)	Stock or Stock Options relationship with Arcuro; Research Support relationship with KCRN; Research Support relationship with smith & Nephew; Research Support relationship with aesculap; Paid Consultant relationship with hyalex; Paid Consultant relationship with vericel; Paid Consultant relationship with moximed; Paid Consultant relationship with depuy synthes; Paid Consultant relationship with smith & nephew; Paid Consultant relationship with conmed; Research Support relationship with conmed; Paid Consultant relationship with oxugen; Research Support relationship with vericel; Research Support relationship with arthrex; Research Support relationship with TissueTech; Research Support relationship with moximed; Research Support relationship with episurf; Research Support relationship with anika
Krych, Aaron (MD)	Royalties, Financial or Material Support from Publishers relationship with Springer; Paid Consultant relationship with Arthrex, Inc; Royalties relationship with Arthrex, Inc
Musahl, Volker (MD)	Research Support relationship with DePuy/Synthes; Royalties relationship with Springer; Research Support relationship with NIH Grant Support: U01AR076144; W81XWH-16-PRORP-ICTA; Speaker's Bureau/Presenter relationship with Smith & Nephew; Other Financial or Material Support relationship with US Patent: No. 9,949,684; Other Financial or Material Support relationship with Co-developer of iPad app (Serial No. 61/566,761); Royalties, Financial or Material Support from Publishers relationship with Springer; Research Support relationship with Conmed; Research Support relationship with Arthrex; Research Support relationship with Smith & Nephew; Stock or Stock Options relationship with Ostesys; Paid Consultant relationship with Ostesys; Paid Consultant relationship with Newclip; Paid Consultant relationship with Smith & Nephew; Speaker's Bureau/Presenter relationship with Depuy/Synthes; Speaker's Bureau/Presenter relationship with Arthrex
Sheean, Andrew	Paid Consultant relationship with Assante Bio; Paid Consultant relationship with Stryker; Stock or Stock Options relationship with Spingbok Analytics; Paid Consultant relationship with Springbok Analytics; Stock or Stock Options relationship with Springbok Analytics; Paid Consultant relationship with Stryker Endoscopy

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, we have implemented measures to identify and mitigate relevant financial relationships. All individuals in control of content have disclosed their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. These relationships have been reviewed and mitigated.

ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 10/01/2024
EXPIRATION DATE: 09/30/2027